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PUEBLO POTTERY AND ZUNI CULTURE-GROWTH 



exists in full force today with the Oraibes in the modeling of convex- 

 bottomed vessels, and the Znnis thus make their large bowls and huge 

 drum-jars. 



Upon the bottoms of many jars of these forms, I have observed the 

 impressions of the wicker bowls in which they had been molded — not 

 entirely to be removed, it seems, by the most assiduous smoothing be- 

 fore burning; for, however smooth any exceptional specimen may ap- 

 pear, a squeeze in plaster will still reveal traces of these impressions. 



A characteristic of these older forms of the water-jar is that they are 

 invariably Hat or round-bottomed, while more recent and all modern 



Fig. 534. — Profile of olla. or modern water-jug. 



types of the olla (see Fig. 534) are concave or hollowed at the base (see 

 Fig. 535) to facilitate balancing on the head. Outside of this concavity 

 and entirely surrounding it (Fig. 530, a) is often to be observed an in- 

 dentation (see Fig. 530, b) usually slight although sometimes pronounced. 



Fig. 535.— Base of olla 



Fig. E3C— Section of olla. 



This has no use, but there is of course a reason for its occurrence which, 

 if investigated, may throw light on the origin of the modern type of the 



